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SAAG
Serum-Ascites Albumin Gradient
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How it is calculated
SAAG = serum albumin - ascitic albumin. It has replaced the old transudate/exudate split because it identifies portal hypertension with about 97% accuracy, and that is the distinction that changes management.
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Serum-ascites albumin gradient, separating portal hypertension from other causes of ascites.
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